The Houthis launched a complex attack consisting of anti-ship missiles and drones, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.

The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and have targeted commercial shipping as well as the U.S. naval forces deployed to the region.

Houthi rebels used missiles and drones to attack the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. They also reportedly struck two American destroyers in the Red Sea, according to a military representative of the radical organization,

US Navy warships transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait Strait intercepted drones and missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis. The response operation included the deployment of American aircraft from Abraham Lincoln,